Profile: HIV in North West province, South Africa
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The Psychosocial Challenges of People Living with HIV/AIDS in North-West Province of South Africa
The present study investigated psychological and social challenges facing PLWHA in Northwest Province of South Africa. 728 participants were sampled for the study; there were 319 (43.8%) female and 409 (56.2%) male, with ages ranging between 19 – 75 years. Data was collected using existing validated scales, with hypotheses tested with Pearson moment correlation and t-test for independent sample...
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عنوان ژورنال: Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 2078-6751,1608-9693
DOI: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v7i2.606